(4) Man Manifested in the Material World

 

(4) Man Manifested in the Material World

 

In Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning (Bereishit) God (Elohim) created the heavens and the earth." Elohim was translated as God.

We must understand El, Eloha, and Elohim well.

El (singular) is God the Father. Psalm 19:1-4 states, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the firmament displays the work of His hands. Day after day they speak, night after night they impart knowledge. They have no speech, no words, no voice is heard; yet their voice goes out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the ages. God (El) has set a tent in the heavens for the sun."

Eloha (singular) is Christ. John 1:1 states, "In the beginning was the Word (Ho Logos), and the Word was with God (Ton Theon), and the Word (Ho Logos) was God (Theos)." Ho Logos is Eloha, and Ton Theon is the same plural form as Elohim. This implies that Christ, the Word, was with the gods. The gods can be interpreted as angels.

Elohim (plural) is the One in whom the Father, Christ, and the saints have become one in the Holy Spirit; it represents the Father, Christ, and the saints. Therefore, it is grammatically expressed as a plural.

John 10:34 states, "Jesus said to them, 'Is it not written in your Law, "I said to you, 'You are gods' (Theoi: plural")?" In terms of translation, it should have been "gods" rather than "gods."

El appeared as Eloha, and Eloha intends to create Elohim. El can be known only through Eloha, and Elohim can be manifested only through Eloha. God (El) continues to create the heavens and the earth through Elohim. This heavens and the earth are the Kingdom of God and the land, and they become the Kingdom of God within the hearts of the saints. At this time, the Kingdom of God can also be called the image of God.

God the Father (El) Himself becomes the Son of God, Christ (Eloha), and Christ becomes the first man, Adam (Elohim). This is the principle in which El, Eloha, and Elohim become one.

The first man, Adam, became a human being when God poured His spirit into his body made of dust. God separated the first man to create male and female, and He ensured that the lineage would continue through them; He continued to breathe His spirit into humans whenever they were born.

The Bible describes a person clothed in dust within matter as a prisoner or a sojourner. They can be likened to those confined in a place like a jail, where they temporarily stay to receive judgment for the transgressions of the Kingdom of God. It shows that although the lineage has continued from the first man through men and women and countless others, God's chosen ones were not many.

Adam begetting a son in Genesis 5:3 carries this meaning. It implies that Adam realized the meaning of God's creation at the age of 130. The pioneers of faith come to realize the truth through the Son. The truth signifies Christ.

Man (Adam) is the one created in the image of God. This is the human being before being separated into male and female. And the Adam appearing in Genesis 5:3 is that male Adam who was separated into male and female. The male symbolizes Christ, and the female symbolizes those who have turned away from God (the Church). Therefore, it tells us that Christ and the Church must become one.

It states that Adam, the male, fathered Seth at the age of 130. Seth becomes the one who is born again in Christ after the male Adam dies (symbolizing Christ). The image of God is restored only when the physical body dies. This constitutes salvation.

Genesis 5:1-32 presents a lineage of ten generations from Adam to Noah. This lineage is not a concept of a genealogy based on human bloodline, but rather represents God's plan of salvation. Thus, after God's creation of the world, the lineage continues for ten generations until all humanity is annihilated, and a new creation takes place from the ark.

This conveys the truth that in salvation, a new creation occurs only after death. Noah appears at the pinnacle of this. To rest can be understood as meaning to find peace. The ultimate destination of salvation is God's rest. Those who enter into Jesus Christ find rest.

God desires that humans living in the world realize why they live in the world and where they came from, and that they repent and turn back; He grants them the opportunity to repent. What determines whether one can return to the Kingdom of God, or not, is repentance for one's own sinfulness, which is why He causes them to cry out to God.

In the history of salvation in the Bible, there are several instances where God extends His hand of salvation because His people cry out to Him. This scene is particularly vivid in the Exodus. Thus, God grants spiritual freedom by enabling them to escape from a sinful world.